Suffia Malik
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Suffia Malik
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Health Journalist & Resident Doctor in Family Medicine

🩺 Reporting on medical education, global health, and Cdn health systems

🖊️ Fellow with @dlsphjournalism.bsky.social

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There’s a bunch of changes coming to Ontario’s cervical cancer screening guidelines in March. Big shift to HPV virus screening but no self swab option yet. Still, this will now result in less frequent tests (5 years from 3) for people w negative results.
February 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Relevant parts here: medical students aren’t employees but we provide care as a part of a teaching health team everyday.
December 4, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Exciting but surprisingly quiet positive news: Last week, the Federal government expanded the definition of underserved and rural communities for the Canada Student Loan forgiveness for family doctors and nurses program.
November 14, 2024 at 5:52 PM